Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km NW of Pátra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Pátra, Greece on Thu, Jan 29, 1976, 6:52 PM GMT+2 (16:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km NW of Paralía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-01-29 16:52:29 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.299° N, 21.654° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.67 km NW of Paralía, Greece · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.46 km NW of Paralía, Greece · 18498 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.43 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece · 18495 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.22 km SE of Pátra, Greece · 18495 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.01 km ESE of Témeni, Greece · 18490 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.16 km E of Galatás, Greece · 18490 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.112 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 18489 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.27 km E of Témeni, Greece · 18488 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.011 km SSE of Témeni, Greece · 18488 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.05 km NNE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 18488 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.27 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 18488 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.923 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 18486 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.25 km NNW of Paralía, Greece · 18485 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.813 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 18482 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.017 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18462 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.910 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 18458 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.319 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 18455 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.98 km E of Vónitsa, Greece · 18443 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.53 km NNW of Pátra, Greece · 18499 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.17 km S of Mataránga, Greece · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.51 km S of Amfíkleia, Greece · 18500 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.51 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 18506 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.820 km NW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18508 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.410 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 18508 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.75 km SSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 18508 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.616 km W of Lidoríki, Greece · 18514 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.62 km NNE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 18517 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.65 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18522 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.712 km S of Mesolóngi, Greece · 18524 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.615 km WNW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18525 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.220 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18525 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.612 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18525 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.03 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 18525 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.63 km SSE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18525 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.66 km W of Náfpaktos, Greece · 18525 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.310 km SSW of Thérmo, Greece · 18525 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.612 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 18525 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.217 km WNW of Lidoríki, Greece · 18527 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000etm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.